Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-11-08
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Ton Oar Regular cesrssposdesss
WASHINGTON, Nov. !, 1887.

"A crUWu OF ettotueJs e.' $780, -
ole waited In the United States Supreme
Court room Thursday In hopes OF hear.
Ipe The sssumsns In the anarchists
rsses fos swo hours before their Psiisnes
va rewarded. Atii O'Clock. IN hour
before the meeting Of the court, ell the
,ssis allotted TO the public we're occupied
and many people wssc standing near the
door. MI. Salsmon. one Of the sttofnsys
for the anarchists. Vas the frat person 10
take . seat within the bar. HE long
white hair and beard attracted attention
to him 40 he sat alone. leaning on h's
sold.hesdsd cane with bic eyes turned
upon the siIded bird Of liberty psrched
above the Chief Jus,iess chair.
The OILY representatives, OF the court
prsen, for an hour were the hsfd.fss'uf'
ed marble Justices on the wall. Almo"
% many ladies - men were attracted ~
to the eonrt. and many OF them
were obliged to stand. One man came
In Nth q baby carried on hs shoulder.
bu, he sooa departed. BY hslf.ps't IL
Il was impossible for any one TO get
through the main door TO the COURTROOM
The space reserved for members OF the
bar flied up more gradually. aud by the
time for the court TO meet . large number
Of prominsn, lawyers were assembled.
Al one o'clock Gen. Batter addressed
the court, and the anarchists esss VA
taken up. lie ssksd "a allotment oi
time. and the court gave three hours fo'
. side. Mf. Tucker then stepped fof'
ward and opened the srgrmsn, sOr
the anarchists Mr. Tucker argued that
IN. illinois eour, has violated the fourth
add fourteenth amendments Of the Con-
s,i,uiioa- lie elosed With . very sIo'
quent appeal 10 the court. ATONE,
Hun. made the argument f'r the State
Of Illinois.
The counsel Who are striving 10 main
tain the validity Of the Kansas and lo".
prokibi,ory legislation before the United
States ssprsms Court are earnestly
endsavorips to get sddiiioosl argument
before the eoar; before any decision shall
be announced. The denial Of the mo,'oa
TO advance the case, pending on the
docket and to withhold decisions upou
ea.ss already argued. vas apparently Z
dis,ppoinim,n, TO the prosibi,ioni'''
They seem TO feel tha, . further srsu-
men, Of their eaus, IL impor,sn, II NOT
essential.
After the decree Of the eoaft dsnyins
the motion 10 advance pending cases VA
announced. Attorney usnsrsl Bradford
Of Kansss, offered motion 10 the Sup
rem. Court TO reopen the cases hitherto
argued. and Submitted, on The ground
tks, the counsel on the other aide lfos tbs
liquor intsfesi) violated an ssrsvmen'.
,hs, after having sgresd to submit 'h'
case 90 brief they pa, In o'al Argument
The court directed tina, the motion b
pria,sd. 49,,
Tkoss Who are opposing prohibition
contend that there was no violation d
any agreement. They say there Vas ar
szrsemen, between ,hs counsel represent,
ing both aides In Kansas. but that u diS
not extend be, ood counsel then In th'
case that the counsel thea in the case
did no, submit any oral argument. ba'
Mr.. Choa,s, 81 New York. ~ho va
specially employed by the brewers o
New York. made the Argument; that nc
agreement made between counsel IL
Kansas could te binding upon him. anC
hence the claim Of violation Of agree
men, In no, veil founded.
Commissioner Lyman tip. the scale IN
favor Of Commissioner Obefly - assins
Commissioner Edg,r,On. lie doe, more
lie out. Obeflys oesrly. and denies III
clerks Ia political associations the graiI
Of encouragement which Mr.. Obehy YET
them. The ci,il.ssrviee ls- fofbids an,
p,-on employed IN the service Of thu
uniisd States from giving. directly Of
Indirectly. TO any other person IN tina
service money to be applied to the pro
motion Of any political object. Mr
Oberly construed that lac to forbid ih'
payment Of money by clerks to the treas
ursr. also . clerk. Of an association. OF
CANNED for political purposes. Mr.. Ly'
man says IL makes no differences vhsthe
the treasurer Is In the service OF thu
United States os not, II the association
IL composed wholly or Ia par, Of clerks
for In taking the money be acts merely
a. the agent Of the association, and ih'
money Is thus indirectly given for Poli,'
zeal purposes TO persons IN 0o,rrnmsn
employ, which the Law iorbids. l,
nov evident that II II were the powel
OF the Civil Service Commission to con
strue and enforce the penal provisions o.
the civil service Law. associations anon,
the clerks which raise money for political
purpose. would quickly be suppressed
The effect Of such suppression uPot
voluntary contributors for political par.
poses among the clerks would be. ol
eoune. merely to change the method ol
collecting the money and the person 10
whom payment is to be made. l.
A POWERFUL RExrDr.-ln the vii
lsge Of O., 10 Central Ne~ York
lived . shsrp.,ongasd old bachelor whom
have known for twenty-five yesrs ~
"Uncle John" Uncle John 10 sons.
thing Of . character about town, and MOI
destitute Of Yankee wit and shrewdness
He used to make and vend In On ANA
tsurish way = certain cough mixture. the
merits Of which be preached to BIZ
frisnds with great enthusiasm. warrant
ing the remedy TO cure any cold 10 t-en'
ty.iour hours cor no pay" One Of hi'
friends, whom ws will call Ike. beipS
afflicted With . severe coughing cold,
Uncle John used bis bes. efforts In srgu'
msni, persuasion. and finally vehement
and profsne scoldins. to get him to 70,
the remedy. But Ike could not be In
duesd IN oehance IN Not long Ate